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A Synthesis of Human-related Avian Mortality in Canada

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2013
Many human activities in Canada kill wild birds, yet the relative magnitude of mortality from different sources and the consequent effects on bird populations have not been systematically evaluated.
Anna M. Calvert, Christine A. Bishop, Richard D. Elliot, Elizabeth A. Krebs, Tyler M. Kydd, Craig S. Machtans, Gregory J. Robertson   +6 more
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Diversity, Abundance, Spatial Variation, and Human Impacts in Marine Meiobenthic Nematode and Copepod Communities at Casey Station, East Antarctica

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
The composition, spatial structure, diversity and abundance of Antarctic nematode and copepod meiobenthic communities was examined in shallow (5–25 m) marine coastal sediments at Casey Station, East Antarctica.
Jonathan S. Stark, Mahadi Mohammad, Andrew McMinn, Jeroen Ingels   +3 more
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A Review of Diopatra Ecology: Current Knowledge, Open Questions, and Future Threats for an Ecosystem Engineering Polychaete

Biology, 2022
A well-known example of marine ecosystem engineering is the annelid genus Diopatra, which builds large tubes in coastal sediments worldwide. Early studies of Diopatra were among the first to recognize the importance of facilitation in ecology, and ...
Sarah K. Berke
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Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world's ocean. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2015
Human pressures on the ocean are thought to be increasing globally, yet we know little about their patterns of cumulative change, which pressures are most responsible for change, and which places are experiencing the greatest increases.
Halpern BS, Frazier M, Potapenko J, Casey KS, Koenig K, Longo C, Lowndes JS, Rockwood RC, Selig ER, Selkoe KA, Walbridge S.   +10 more
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Applying Design for Assembly Principles in Computer Aided Design to Make Small Changes that Improve the Efficiency of Manual Aircraft Systems Installations [PDF]

, 2014
The installation of essential systems into aircraft wings involves numerous labour-intensive processes. Many human operators are required to perform complex manual tasks over long periods of time in very challenging physical positions due to the limited ...
Fletcher, Sarah, Lockett, Helen, Luquet, Nicolas   +2 more
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Microbiome of Sri Lankan Coral Reefs: An Indian Ocean Island Subjected to a Gradient of Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts

Oceans, 2023
Coral reefs around Sri Lanka have coexisted with human communities for thousands of years and are a continual source of food, economic productivity, and tourism.
Mohamed F. M. Fairoz, Kevin T. Green, Kuwaja N. M. Sajith, Weerathunga A. S. Chamika, Amarasingha M. K. N. Kularathna, Saichetana Macherla, Douglas S. Naliboff, Ana Cobián-Güemes, Linda Wegley-Kelly, Forest Rohwer   +9 more
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Role of species richness and human impacts in resisting invasive species in tropical forests

Journal of Ecology, 2020
The biotic resistance hypothesis suggests that biodiversity‐rich areas should be resistant to biological invasions. Globally, conservationists use this hypothesis to protect diverse ecosystems.
N. Mungi, Q. Qureshi, Y. Jhala
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Investigating Human Influence on Offshore Terrestrial Organic Carbon Trends in a High-Energy Delta: The Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
The continental margin is a major repository for organic carbon; however, anthropogenic alterations to global sediment and particulate terrestrial organic carbon (TerrOC) fluxes have reduced delivery by rivers and offshore burial in recent decades ...
Evan R. Flynn, Steven A. Kuehl
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Environmental impacts of tilapia fish cage aquaculture on water physico-chemical parameters of Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Frontiers in Water
In Africa, cage aquaculture has been growing due to its potential to address food insecurity concerns, provide livelihoods, and contribute to local economies.
Sharon Indasi Lubembe, Sharon Indasi Lubembe, Jacques R. Walumona, Béni Lwikitcha Hyangya, Benjamin N. Kondowe, Jean-Diste M. Kulimushi, Giséle A. Shamamba, Alain M. Kulimushi, Belinda H. R. Hounsounou, Mulongaibalu Mbalassa, Frank O. Masese, Mulungula Pascal Masilya, Mulungula Pascal Masilya   +12 more
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Aquatic Plant Diversity in Italy: Distribution, Drivers and Strategic Conservation Actions

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Italy is recognized as one of the prominent hot spot areas for plant diversity at regional and global scale, hosting a rich range of ecosystems and habitat types.
Rossano Bolpagni, Alex Laini, Chiara Stanzani, Alessandro Chiarucci   +3 more
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